The brain structure of a dog is very similar to that of humans. It is said that a dog's brain can cause it to go through the same chemical changes that occur in a human's body to produce emotions. So, can your dog really have the ability to "love" you? Scientists have discovered that dogs have the hormone oxytocin which is associated with love and affection in humans. Even though evidence suggests that dogs could potentially have the ability to love, it is only to a certain extent. This is because a dog has a brain roughly equal to that of 2 year old child, reaching it's maximum point of developing emotions at the age of 4-6 months. As we all know, a 2 year old definitely has emotions, but they are not able to express them as well as teenagers and adults do. Humans do not fully develop all their emotions until they are on the path to being an adult. Being that dogs have similar brains to humans, even at 4-6 months they are able to develop emotions such as anger, excitement, and even love. Yes, love! So, next time you come home home from a long day at school or work, and your dog jumps up in your lap to lick your face it's probably because it missed you! We may have normally thought a dog acting happy to see us was just us making assumptions, but now we know that it could truly be because they genuinely love us.
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ReplyDeleteI thought this post was absolutely adorable! I was one of the people who did just base my dogs' actions on assumptions, but now I know that they really do have some sort of real emotions towards us. :)
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